Its taken a full 24 hours to process my gratitude for yesterday. There are so many people to thank, but first I have to thank my God. He gave me an idea and surrounded me with amazing people and gave me the courage to see it through. You see, I saw my friend, my very, very strong and faithful friend, suffering, hurting. It hurt me. I wanted so badly to do SOMETHING. ANYTHING. To help my friend and her family. I was limited. But, HE is not. The wonderful truth is that I was not alone. There were many others who loved this same friend and wanted the same thing...to help. To make it better. God was urging me to be a faithful servant to my friend- a friend who has been a faithful servant to so many; a friend Ive watched devote her heart to serving Gods kingdom. A team was assembled and we charged ahead with our mission-SheronStrong. The scripture that kept coming back to my heart throughout this entire process was Jeremiah 29:11, For I know the plans I have for you declares The Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. I knew Sheron was going to be okay and I knew what we were trying to accomplish for her was pleasing to the Lord. We were doing His work. Sure you can do stuff and feel good about it; but, when youre doing something for The Lord- its more than that. Theres an unspeakable sense of gratitude and humbleness that washes over you. A heavenly feeling of peace. Kingdom work. Im thankful for our community, Cleveland. Im thankful for businesses like Brooks Screen Printing, Perkits Yogurt, and Kona Ice. Im thankful for our Cleveland City Schools family and our Arnold Elementary family. Im thankful for family and friends who came from afar to show support. Im thankful our goal was exceedingly met. Im thankful for yesterday. Sheron D Smith, Im thankful for you.
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 15:08:46 +0000
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